Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i5-3570K

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i5-3570K benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-7700HQ beats the Core i5-3570K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3570K in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-3570K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-7700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3570K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.